MG Road, Lucknow

MG Road Lucknow is one of the busiest roads in Lucknow, India, with upmarket shopping arcades, office skyscrapers, pubs, bars, discos, hotels (The Clarks Avadh, Gemini Conienental, The Carlton, The Park Inn, The Capoor's, The Arif Castles etc.) coffee shops, hypermarkets and restaurants. It also have several state and national level institutions. It is the basic node of Hazratganj and breaks into several high end roads like Shahnajaf road, Sapru marg, Ashok Marg (the central business district of the city) etc.

Form

It is a 4-laned one sided bustling road made of non-skid technology from France with rubber coating to prevent water logging and carved with ample amount of radium based signals.

It is 4 km long at stretch with roads leading to the main business and governmental district of the city form its downtown with high rises and skyscrapers. It extends from the Cantonement area of Lucknow up to the Old city area, making it one of the major roads in the city.

These roads should not be confused by National Highways [NH] . NHs connect two or more cities together, whereas MG Roads are laied within the city to connect important places.

Important Institutions on and nearby the road

* Indira Gandhi Planetarium
* Central Drug Research Institute
* National Botanical Garden
* State Bank India Regional Headquarters
* K D Singh Babu Sports Complex
* Kisan Bhawan
* Governor's house
* Chief Minister's official residence
* Many schools like LaMartiniere, Loreto Convent, Cathedral etc.
* General Post Office (GPO)
* SaharaGanj shopping mall
* Just Madira

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